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State troopers came across a vehicle that fit the description of a Poconos burglary getaway car Friday afternoon and charged two Stroudsburg residents with the break-in, police said. Sammy McGinlay, 34, and Susan A. McGinlay, 32, brother and sister, were arrested for allegedly burglarizing Kimberly Wismer's home on E. Terrace Drive in Hamilton Township. They were stopped near the burglary scene, police said. The arrests were a major disruption to the McGinlay family. The Monroe County Agency on Aging was called to help the suspects' elderly father.

A back-up electric generator and several tools were stolen this month from a Saylorsburg home owned by a Wind Gap man, police said. The Upper Smith Gap Road home owned by Larry C. Stametz was broken into between 1 p.m. Nov. 3 and 3 p.m. Nov. 5, state police at Lehighton said. Taken were Bostitch, Mikita and Dewalt tools, and a Yamaha generator, police said. Anyone with information on the burglary can reach state police at 610-377-4270. — Frank Warner

A 95-year-old Monroe County woman injured while riding in a car involved in a two-vehicle crash last week has died from her injuries. The Lehigh County Coroner's office ruled Mary Ferro of Knob Road, Mount Pocono, died of blunt force trauma suffered in a crash at Route 940 and Carlton Road in Paradise Township about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. She was pronounced dead in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest at 10:47 a.m. Friday. Her death was ruled an accident. State police in Swiftwater investigated with the Lehigh County coroner's office.

Several major appliances were stolen from a home in the Monroe Lakes community earlier this month. The burglary reported to state police at Swiftwater occurred between Aug. 1 and Aug. 4. Lois Heller of Dix Hills, N.Y., reported forced entry was made into her home in the 100 block of Flora Road off Marshalls Creek Road. A clothes washer and dryer and a refrigerator were removed from the home, and a water heater and a boiler were removed from a shed. Call state police with information at 570-839-7701.

New York City – About 20 people riding buses into New York City were injured when the buses collided Monday morning approaching the Lincoln Tunnel. The crash between a Martz Trailways bus and a New Jersey Transit bus occurred about 7:15 a.m. on the Route 495 ramp approaching the tunnel, said Port Authority spokesman Ron Marsico. The Martz Trailways bus departed from Delaware Water Gap and the transit bus originated in Paramus, N.J. Of the 20 passengers taken to area hospitals, two reportedly had serious injuries.

A Monroe County man who had been riding an ATV was pronounced dead Saturday night in a field off Goodale Road in Hamilton Township, according to Monroe County Coroner Bob Allen. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday morning to determine the cause of death of Jeffrey Hineline, 43. Allen said Hineline and his nephew had been riding their four-wheelers much of the day Saturday. At 9:45 p.m., his nephew looked back and did not see his uncle. It appears that Hineline's ATV had flipped, Allen said.

"American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard, along with special guests, will perform at the Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, at 8 p.m. June 20 in a benefit for local nonprofits in the area, including the YMCA, Women's Resources and Leadership Pocono. Tickets, at $41 and $46, go on sale Friday at the Sherman Theatre. Call 570-420-2808 or go to www.sherman theatre.com. Studdard, whose stock is in R&B and gospel, was the winner of "Idol's" second season. He has released three CDs on J Records, the most recent, "The Return," debuted in October.

Three people traveling from New York City to northwestern Pennsylvania early Saturday were pulled over in the Poconos and a search of their car revealed synthetic marijuana, marijuana and cocaine, state police at Swiftwater said. All three, from Franklin, Venango County, are facing felony drug charges after their vehicle was pulled over on the westbound lane of Interstate 80 in Stroud Township, police said. They were identified as McArthur Jordan, 49, Shannon M. Norr, 32, and Gregory E. Bownes, 33. State troopers pulled over the vehicle about 12:30 a.m. because it had a burned-out headlight.

Get a sneak peak of an upcoming film and see some stars tonight at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono. Actor and screenwriter Wiliam DeMeo, star of "Goat," will be on hand, as will co-writer and actor Paul Borghese ("Transamerica"), Ice T, Samantha Ivers, Louis Vanaria, Vinny Vella, and Anthony Henry. DeMeo has a home in the Poconos and several investors in the film live in Monroe and Luzerne counties. Some parts of "Goat" were filmed inside Mount Airy. His credits include "Analyze That" and "The Sopanos.

A Bucks County man has been indicted on federal arson charges for allegedly hiring another man last fall to torch a restaurant he owned in the Poconos for insurance purposes. Theodoros Kyriakopoulos, 56, of Bristol, allegedly hired Donald Decker, 52, of Gouldsboro, Wayne County, to burn down Dana's Restaurant & Tavern at 500 Sterling Road (Route 196) in the Tobyhanna section of Coolbaugh Township. The four-count indictment handed down by a grand jury seated in Harrisburg also charges Kyriakopoulos and Decker with mail fraud, criminal conspiracy and use of fire to commit a federal felony.